Planning and control of discrete manufacturing

The technologies of Industry 4.0 provide an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of Visual Management in manufacturing. The opportunity of improvement is twofold. From one side, Visual Management theory and practice can inspire the design of new software tools suitable for Industry 4.0; on the other side, the technology of Industry 4.0 can be used to increase the effectiveness of visual software tools. The paper first explores how the theoretical result on Visual Management can be used as a guideline to improve human-computer interaction, then a methodology is proposed for the design of visual patterns for manufacturing. Four visual patterns are presented that contribute to the solution of problems frequently encountered in discrete manufacturing industries; these patterns help to solve planning and control problems thus providing support to various management functions. Positive implications of this research concern people engagement and empowerment as well as improved problem solving, decision-making and management of manufacturing processes.

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1/f Noise and movement constraints in the planning and control of aiming

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e429042008-001 ◽

2008 ◽

Keyword(s):

Planning And Control ◽

And Control

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PLANNING TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS ON NORTHLANDS WATER RESOURCES

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.1986.47.1761 ◽

1986 ◽

pp. 33-42

Author(s):

D.L. Roke

Keyword(s):

Industrial Development ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Limited Resources ◽

Careful Planning ◽

Management Planning ◽

Planning And Control ◽

Sources Of Pollution ◽

And Control ◽

Resource Management Planning ◽

Pastoral Farming

The growth in horticultural and some industrial development in selected areas of Northland has led to a need for more specific and careful planning and control of limited resources in a number of major catchments. The potential irrigation demands for horhculture comprise over 60% of Northland's potential water requirements. By contrast, farm water supply needs are only 11% of these needs. Because of their importance to the Northland economy, and in the legislation these needs are given a high priority in water resource management planning. Land uses, including pastoral farming, require careful operation to reduce diffuse sources of pollution.

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